TurnKey Welders incorporated arc welding into its service operations in early 2025. The addition of arc welding introduces a specific welding methodology to the company's fabrication and repair categories, with this process using electrical current to join metal components.
Arc welding is a welding process that uses an electric arc to generate heat for melting and joining metals. The technique differs from traditional welding methods that rely on torches or flames; instead, it uses electrical arc formation to achieve temperatures necessary for fusing materials. The process involves an electrode, which consists of a metal wire coated with flux and connected to a power supply. When the electrode contacts the base metal, it creates an electrical arc that generates enough heat to melt both the base metal and the electrode, resulting in a molten pool. As the molten pool cools and solidifies, it forms a joint that binds the metal pieces together.
TurnKey Welders handles arc welding for industrial, commercial, and residential applications. The company operates two main categories of arc welding processes, each with distinct technical characteristics and material compatibility profiles.
Non-shielded arc welding, also designated as gas metal arc welding or metal inert gas welding, represents one process category available through TurnKey Welders. This method utilizes a continuous wire feed electrode combined with an inert gas shield that protects the weld pool from atmospheric contamination during the joining process. The technique is applied to automotive components, structural steel, and fabrication projects requiring controlled weld deposition.
Shielded arc welding constitutes the second process category, encompassing shielded metal arc welding and manual metal arc welding methodologies. In this approach, a consumable electrode coated in flux provides both the filler metal and shielding gas during the welding operation. TurnKey Welders applies shielded arc welding to structural repairs, pipeline welding, and custom fabrication projects
Material compatibility across the arc welding processes includes steel, stainless steel, cast iron, aluminum, and carbon steel. The processes accommodate various material thicknesses and joint configurations, addressing fabrication requirements across multiple application categories.
Arc welding produces joints through the solidification of molten metal pools formed during the welding process. The resulting joints bond metal components at the weld point, with the solidified material forming connections between base metal pieces. The welding processes handle both small-scale repair work and larger fabrication projects.
The metal inert gas welding process creates welds with limited spatter, which influences how much finishing work is needed on the completed joints. The gas shielding component protects the weld pool during its formation, which reduces contamination from atmospheric exposure throughout the joining process.
Shielded metal arc welding offers flux coverage via the electrode coating, which generates shielding gas during the welding process while also depositing filler material into the joint. This process configuration addresses welding applications involving steel variants and cast iron materials.
TurnKey Welders operates in the New Orleans metropolitan area, handling welding projects for industrial, commercial, and residential property applications such as fence, window, and gate welding. The arc welding service categories meet metal joining requirements in the construction, manufacturing, and automotive sectors.
The arc welding methodology involves equipment that includes power supply units, electrodes matched to base material specifications, and, in the case of gas metal arc welding, inert gas delivery systems. TurnKey Welders maintains equipment for both shielded and non-shielded arc welding process categories.
Joint configurations addressed through arc welding include connections between metal pieces of varying thicknesses and geometric orientations. The welding processes accommodate both standard joint types and configurations specific to custom fabrication requirements.
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For more information about TurnKey Welders, contact the company here:
TurnKey Welders
Rose Baca
504-419-8929
info@turnkeywelders.com
Louisiana, USA
